Alaska Cruises

One of the best ways to visit Alaska is through Alaska cruises. Cruise liners or Cruise ships are passenger ships which are used for pleasure voyages. Cruising is a wonderful experience which allows you to explore the beauty of Alaska’s spectacular scenery including the magnificent mountains, wonderful glaciers, wildlife viewing especially Whale watching etc. Another important activity of great interest available during the cruise is fishing which includes fishes like King Salmon, Pink Salmon, Halibut, Char, Rainbow trout etc. Special excursions are also available just for shipping. Some of the cruise ships offer Cruise tours, which includes land tours apart from the usual cruise which helps in viewing interior cities, Natural parks, Historical museums etc.

Traveling in such luxurious cruise ships by enjoying its facilities is a great experience. Cruise ships are often considered as floating hotels. Most of the cruise ships has features like dining hall, buffet style restaurants that offers breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks 24 hrs a day, shops, fitness centers, gym, spa, hot tub, indoor and out door swimming pools, ice skating rinks, tennis courts, basket ball courts, snow bowling, casino, cinema, theatre which offers broad way style shows, video arcades, library etc. The cruise ship has complete hospitality staffs apart from ship’s usual crew. The ship’s crew are hired mostly for a period of four to six months on contract basis and renewed there after based on the feedbacks collected from the passengers. The cruise ship also offers separate facilities like dining hall, swimming pool, fitness centers etc for its crew which is separate from that of passengers.

Cruising is an important part of Alaska’s tourism industry and thus has contributed a lot towards the State’s economy. The Cruise ship industries had also increased the employment opportunities in Alaska.

The best time to visit Alaska is between May and September. This is due to the dry climate during this period compared to rest of the year. The day time during this season is usually warm and the daylight persists for long hours. This aids in full blooming of wildflowers. As the snow disappears due to warm climate, the large animals will start migrating and this account for wildlife viewing during these months.